They seemed pretty simple to make and so I embarked on a massive quest to make one for each of my friends for Christmas/Chanukah/Winter Solstice. This one I made for a friend who is studying to become a forensics lab tech. I also made David Tennant Doctor Who one, an FF X Lulu one, a Virgin de Guadalupe one, and a ton more.

I cheated by using some florist's wire and small Styrofoam balls to make the frame, then ran the string around the frame to make the shape of each little body.

Awesome work. I thought about making some when I saw them in a gift shop last summer (six quid for a piece of string!?) but I never got very far with making the head. Dunno why I didn't think of styrofoam. You've got some lucky mates.

This is awesome! I made one of these a year ago when I saw a vending machine full of them. I was like "Two bucks? I can make one of these for free". I only made two and then I stopped because the string was frustrating. I should have used a wire frame too! Great idea!